1. (verb)recognize, recognise, realize, realise, agnize, agnise be fully aware or cognizant of Synonyms: greet, actualize, see, actualise, realize, realise, gain, recognize, recognise, earn, know, clear, agnise, pick out, take in, pull in, bring in, agnize, substantiate, understand, distinguish, tell apart, make out, discern, spot, accredit, make, acknowledge